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Hi All:<div><br></div><div> I have found the PH 7.10 picks up the dictionary initial value but not the PH default </div><div> i.e. if I wanted blanks placed in the value list of an insert then I needed an item statement</div><div> but if there were a dictionary initial value clause it show up in the database.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Peter<br><br>> To: John.Pickering@norbord.com<br>> Subject: RE: Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:<br>> From: Bob.Deskin@ca.ibm.com<br>> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:43:28 -0500<br>> CC: resolutebay@yahoo.com; powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=ca.ibm.com@lists.sowder.com; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>> <br>> That would certainly be the net effect. QUICK always initializes to <br>> default values first, regardless of anything else, but I can't remember <br>> whether you'd get dictionary initial values as well.<br>> <br>> The context and usage of the item should tell you why the ITEM statement <br>> was there.<br>> <br>> Bob<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> From:<br>> "Pickering, John (NORBORD)" <John.Pickering@norbord.com><br>> To:<br>> "Penney, John" <resolutebay@yahoo.com>, "power-l" <br>> <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com><br>> Date:<br>> 12/11/2009 11:07 AM<br>> Subject:<br>> RE: Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:<br>> Sent by:<br>> powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=ca.ibm.com@lists.sowder.com<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <WAG><br>> Maybe this is used to cancel the automatic item initialization that <br>> Qdesign would generate for items in secondary and detail files which have <br>> the same names as items in the primary file?<br>> </WAG><br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> JWP<br>> <br>> <br>> From: powerh-l-bounces+john.pickering=norbord.com@lists.sowder.com [<br>> mailto:powerh-l-bounces+john.pickering=norbord.com@lists.sowder.com] On <br>> Behalf Of Penney, John<br>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:53 AM<br>> To: power-l<br>> Subject: Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:<br>> <br>> <br>> OK, folks:<br>> <br>> It's been a long week, but I came across this construct in a relatively <br>> mature (13+ years of age) Quick screen:<br>> <br>> Item LAST_THERAPY_SEQ_NBR of PARTICIPANTS<br>> <br>> Note there is no value or variable assigned, just the "ITEM" and that is <br>> that.<br>> <br>> Curious. I think I know the answer, but can anybody splain what the system <br>> will assign?<br>> <br>> More of a qquestion is why anybody would write code like this.... Nother <br>> story.<br>> <br>> Thanks!<br>> <br>> John M Penney<br>> 1532 Fern Street SW<br>> Olympia, WA 98502<br>> <br>> (360)789-8159<br>> -- <br>> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<br>> Mailing list: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>> Subscribe: 'subscribe' in message body to <br>> powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<br>> Unsubscribe: 'unsubscribe &lt;password&gt;' in message body to <br>> powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<br>> http://lists.sowder.com/mailman/listinfo/powerh-l<br>> This list is closed, thus to post to the list you must be a subscriber.<br>> Add 'site:lists.sowder.com powerh-l' to your search terms to search the <br>> list archive at Google.<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<br>> Mailing list: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>> Subscribe: 'subscribe' in message body to powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<br>> Unsubscribe: 'unsubscribe &lt;password&gt;' in message body to powerh-l-request@lists.sowder.com<br>> http://lists.sowder.com/mailman/listinfo/powerh-l<br>> This list is closed, thus to post to the list you must be a subscriber.<br>> Add 'site:lists.sowder.com powerh-l' to your search terms to search the list archive at Google.<br></div> <br /><hr />Get a great deal on Windows 7 and see how it works the way you want. <a href='http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691812' target='_new'>Check out the offers on Windows 7now.</a></body>
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